"Hoody Hooo" is the first single from
TRU's 1999 album ''
Da Crime Family
''Da Crime Family'' is the fifth studio album by New Orleans hip-hop group, TRU, released June 1, 1999, via Priority Records and Master P's No Limit Records. It was produced by Beats By the Pound, Ke'Noe, Meech Wells and Battlecat. ''Da Crim ...
'', and released on
No Limit Records. The single was written by
Master P,
Silkk The Shocker, and
C-Murder and is produced by then WNBA athlete
Chantel Tremitiere and
Beats By the Pound
The Medicine Men (or Beats by the Pound) are a New Orleans, Louisiana-based American music production team made up of KLC, Mo B. Dick, Craig B, Carlos Stephens, DJ Daryl, and O'Dell.
The collective helped sell 30 million records for Master P's ...
's KLC. The song peaked at #31 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.
Sample credits
The song contains samples from the theme to the 1978 horror film, ''
Halloween
Halloween or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day. It begins the observanc ...
''.
Music video
The music video was shot in
. The video starts off with Master P, Silkk The Shocker, and C-Murder in a military base in the future. Also in the video, there are numerous occasions when female dancers are dancing to a white background. Although there appear to be a large number of dancers, there are actually only two thanks to the use of computer graphics. Most of the TRU members are wearing
Ricky Williams jerseys, since he was still playing for the
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. Since 1975, the te ...
in 1999 when the video was filmed, and a client of No Limit Sports Management.
Chart positions
1998 songs
1999 singles
No Limit Records singles
TRU (band) songs
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